FOLKLORE in a Sentence

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1. The victory became part of sporting folklore.
2. This village has its own traditional dress, cuisine, folklore and handicrafts.
3. According to popular folklore, anyone who owns such a picture will have bad luck.
4. This is a video of a Gaucho riding an untamed horse at the national folklore festival in Jesus Maria, Argentina.

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 Meanings and Examples of FOLKLORE
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folklore
 n.  traditional beliefs, myths, tales, and practices of a people, transmitted orally
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1  According to popular folklore, anyone who owns such a picture will have bad luck.
2  This village has its own traditional dress, cuisine, folklore and handicrafts.
3  Her books are often based on folklore and fairy-tales.
4  The victory became part of sporting folklore.
5  Mr. Hawke says the term "mate" is also folklore in the Australian labor party because if anyone significant calls you mate you know the knife is about to go in your back.
6  This is a video of a Gaucho riding an untamed horse at the national folklore festival in Jesus Maria, Argentina.